Editing Jon Lord (section)

==Influence and legacy==
[[Lars Ulrich]], founding member and drummer in [[Metallica]] commented, "Ever since my father took me to see them in 1973 in Copenhagen, at the impressionable age of 9, Deep Purple has been the most constant, continuous and inspiring musical presence in my life. They have meant more to me than any other band in existence, and have had an enormous part in shaping who I am. We can all be guilty of lightly throwing adjectives like 'unique,' 'one-of-a-kind' and 'pioneering' around when we want to describe our heroes and the people who've moved us, but there are no more fitting words than those right now and there simply was no musician like Jon Lord in the history of hard rock. Nobody. Period. There was nobody that played like him. There was nobody that sounded like him. There was nobody that wrote like him. There was nobody that looked like him. There was nobody more articulate, gentlemanly, warm, or fucking cooler that ever played keyboards or got anywhere near a keyboard. What he did was all his own."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metallica.com/news/20120716-news.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719223236/http://www.metallica.com/news/20120716-news.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-19 |title=News &#124; A Master Passes: R.I.P. Jon Lord |publisher=Metallica.com |access-date=2014-06-04 }}</ref>

Interviewed in 2012 for [[Blabbermouth.net]], Motörhead frontman [[Lemmy]] said: "It's just a shame, because Jon Lord was, to a large extent, responsible for me being in rock and roll. He was in a band called the Artwoods years ago, with [[Ronnie Wood]]'s brother Arthur. They were sort of a jazz-blues band, I guess. They played at the place in Wales where I was living,{{efn|Probably [[Conwy]], to where his family moved when Lemmy left school}} this dingy little boozer, and I was talking to Jon and, like an idiot, he gave me his address in London. So, of course, I went down there and he wasn't there, but he was living at Art's mother's house where Ronnie Wood who was in a band called [[The Birds (band)|The Birds]] was living and they let me crash on the couch.... I saw him late last year in a hotel in Germany in [[Cologne]]. He was over there doing some orchestral stuff, and we talked in the bar for awhile.... I'm glad I saw him, since he's since departed."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/lemmy-jon-lord-was-to-a-large-extent-responsible-for-me-being-in-rock-and-roll/|title=LEMMY: 'JON LORD Was, To A Large Extent, Responsible For Me Being in Rock And Roll'|date=1 August 2012|website=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=23 March 2019}}</ref>

Also in 2012, music critic Terence Towles Canote wrote shortly after Lord's death: "While many of his contemporaries would turn to the Moog synthesiser, Jon Lord continued to rely primarily on the Hammond organ. Of course, it must be pointed out that Jon Lord could make a Hammond organ do things that other keyboardists could only dream about. Jon Lord's playing not only stood out from the pack, it also held up over time. As a youth in the Eighties I could listen to old Deep Purple songs and they would not sound dated at all. It is an incredible achievement for any artist to create works that are essentially timeless, and that is precisely what Jon Lord did."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mercurie.blogspot.com/2012/07/late-great-jon-lord.html|title=A Shroud of Thoughts: The Late Great Jon Lord|date=16 July 2012|access-date=30 November 2020}}</ref>

Former keyboard player of the rock band [[Yes (band)|Yes]], [[Rick Wakeman]], who was a friend of Lord's, said he was "a great fan" and added "We were going to write and record an album before he became ill. His contribution to music and to classic rock was immeasurable and I will miss him terribly." In mid-2013, Wakeman presented a BBC One East Midlands-produced TV programme about Lord and his connection to the town of his birth.<ref>{{YouTube|id=dr1-KaquogI&list=FL8yM7lSTc3aLw3wpsx9rOIw}}</ref>

Vocalist [[Anni-Frid Lyngstad]] of [[Abba]] described Jon Lord as her "dearest friend" and paid him tribute at the 2013 Zermatt Unplugged music festival, an annual event for which she and Lord served as patrons. "He was graceful, intelligent, polite, with a strong integrity," she said. "(He) had a strong empathy and a great deal of humour for his own and other people's weaknesses."<ref>{{cite web|title=ABBA's Anni-Frid Lyngstad's Tribute To Jon Lord ( Zermatt Unplugged 2013 )|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrhojD5vRvk| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729184126/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrhojD5vRvk&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=2013-07-29 | url-status=dead|via=YouTube|access-date=2014-09-13}}</ref>

Keyboardist [[Keith Emerson]] said of Lord's death, "Jon left us now but his music and inspiration will live forever. I am deeply saddened by his departure."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emersonlakepalmer.com/News.html|title=Emerson, Lake & Palmer website|publisher=Emersonlakepalmer.com|access-date=2014-09-13|archive-date=30 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730123023/http://www.emersonlakepalmer.com/News.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In a later interview in November 2013, he added, "In the early years I remember being quite jealous of Jon Lord – may he rest in peace. In September 1969 I heard he was debuting his "Concerto For Group & Orchestra" at the [[Royal Albert Hall]], with none other than [[Malcolm Arnold]] conducting. Wow! I had to go along and see that. Jon and I ribbed each other, we were pretty much pals, but I walked away and thought: 'Shit, in a couple of weeks' time I'm going to be recording [[The Nice]]'s ''[[Five Bridges|Five Bridges Suite]]'' ... not at the Albert Hall but at the [[Fairfield Halls]], [[Croydon]]!' A much more prosaic venue. Later, Jon wanted me to play on his solo album, ''[[Gemini Suite]]'', but that was around the time [[Emerson, Lake and Palmer|ELP]] were breaking big and we were touring. He was a lovely guy, a real gentleman."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/features/keith-emerson-i-was-jealous-of-jon-lord/4/|title=Keith Emerson: I was jealous of Jon Lord|date=7 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107212141/http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/features/keith-emerson-i-was-jealous-of-jon-lord/4/ |access-date=9 June 2024|archive-date=7 November 2013 }}</ref>

A tribute concert to Lord took place on 4 April 2014 at the Royal Albert Hall. Performers and presenters included [[Deep Purple]], [[Bob Harris (radio presenter)|Bob Harris]], [[Paul Weller]], [[Bruce Dickinson]], [[Alfie Boe]], [[Jeremy Irons]], [[Rick Wakeman]], [[Joe Brown (singer)|Joe Brown]], [[Glenn Hughes (English singer)|Glenn Hughes]], [[Kasia Laska]], [[Miller Anderson (musician)|Miller Anderson]] and [[Steve Balsamo]]. Musical Director of the event was Paul [[Wix Wickens]] and the performance featured the Orion Orchestra conducted by Paul Mann.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jonlord.org/2018/09/19/jon-lord-the-rock-legend-celebrated/|title=Jon Lord the rock legend celebrated|date=2018-09-18|website=Jon Lord - The Official Website|language=en|access-date=2019-08-15}}</ref>

In December 2012 the Mayor of Leicester, Sir [[Peter Soulsby]], joined the campaign to honour Lord with a [[blue plaque]] at his childhood home at 120 Averill Road, where he lived until he was 20 years old, saying it would be "an important reminder of the city's contribution to the world of contemporary music."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.planetrock.com/news/rock-news/jon-lord-to-be-honoured-with-blue-plaque/ |title=Jon Lord to be honoured with blue plaque? &#124; Rock News &#124; News |publisher=Planet Rock |date=2012-12-13 |access-date=2014-06-04}}</ref>

Lord was posthumously inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a member of Deep Purple in April 2016.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/n-w-a-deep-purple-cheap-trick-chosen-for-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-20151217 |title=N.W.A, Deep Purple, Cheap Trick Chosen for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=2015-12-17 |access-date=2016-03-14 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144033/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/n-w-a-deep-purple-cheap-trick-chosen-for-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-20151217 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In May 2019 Lord was posthumously awarded an [[Ivor Novello Award]] for International Achievement along with the surviving members of the Deep Purple MK II line up, at a ceremony at the [[Grosvenor House Hotel]] in London.<ref>Winners Announced for The Ivors 2019 https://ivorsacademy.com/news/winners-announced-for-the-ivors-2019/</ref>

The Concerto For Group and Orchestra is toured regularly with Paul Mann conducting. Most recently in March and April 2023, a European and Brazilian tour took place across 11 dates in cities including Bucharest, Sofia, Zagreb and Sao Paolo featuring [[Bruce Dickinson]] performing the vocal parts. Members of Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo featured alongside Kaitner Z Doka on guitar, Bernhard Welz on drums, John O'Hara ([[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]]) on keyboards, Tanya O'Callaghan ([[Whitesnake]]) on bass and Mario Argandoña on percussion.